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because we will all be going over -- >> that fiscal cliff. >> fiscal cliff. >> fiscal cliff. >> that dreaded fiscal cliff. >> stephen: yes, the dreaded fiscal cliff. an unavoidable money will technology the razor-sharp financial rocks below. it all started back in 2011 during the showdown over raising our debt ceiling when republicans wanted spending cuts and obama wanted to raise taxes. which led to a budget crisis that congress solved by not solving it. (laughter) instead, they handed it over to something called "the supercongress" which couldn't fail because it was super. (laughter) unfortunately it was also congress so it failed. (laughter) and as a result -- (applause) as a result -- (applause) as a result, folks, we are facing another thing called sequestration which at first sounds like rationing the amount you can watch "sea quest." (laughter) but it's even worse than that. (laughter) sequestration is automatic spending cuts that both sides agree would trigger a new recession. it's like congress put a gun to the economy's head and swore it will pull the triger if congress doe
because we will all be going over -- >> that fiscal cliff. >> fiscal cliff. >> fiscal cliff. >> that dreaded fiscal cliff. >> stephen: yes, the dreaded fiscal cliff. an unavoidable money will technology the razor-sharp financial rocks below. it all started back in 2011 during the showdown over raising our debt ceiling when republicans wanted spending cuts and obama wanted to raise taxes. which led to a budget crisis that congress solved by not solving it....
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. >> it has probably not escaped your attention that the mantra "fiscal cliff, fiscal cliff, fiscal cliff" is played out every night on the evening news and the corporate news. what does that say to you? that you'd get "fiscal cliff, fiscal cliff," but not "job crisis, job crisis, job crisis"? >> it tells me, quite frankly, that many of these people, who by the way did not have much to say about the deficit when we went to war in iraq and afghanistan and didn't pay for it, i didn't hear from any people in the media complaining about that. what it tells me is that behind the corporate drive for deficit reduction is a significant effort to try to cut social security, medicare, and medicaid and other programs that working families need, not so much because of deficit reduction, because this has been the agenda of republicans and right wingers for a very long time. >> so how do you see this fiscal debate playing out in the next couple of weeks? >> we have, those of us who say that deficit reduction is a serious issue, i believe it is. but believe very strongly that at a time when we have the
. >> it has probably not escaped your attention that the mantra "fiscal cliff, fiscal cliff, fiscal cliff" is played out every night on the evening news and the corporate news. what does that say to you? that you'd get "fiscal cliff, fiscal cliff," but not "job crisis, job crisis, job crisis"? >> it tells me, quite frankly, that many of these people, who by the way did not have much to say about the deficit when we went to war in iraq and afghanistan...
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the big choice remains beyond the fiscal cliff. >> fiscal cliff holding back hiring, keeping the unemployment rate higher than it should be. >> a real difference between talking about the potential economic effect of the fiscal cliff in dealing with our debt and deficit problem, two different conversations. agree with something ben said, cannot balance the federal budget and cannot cut it based upon the discretionary budget at all. you have to address the fat where the fat is. how do you do that in ent tamts, talk about raising the age of social security and the age of medicare. >> yes, yes and yes. >> will and i agree on that. >> people live longer these days. >> can't do that in an election year. >> not at all. >> somebody always trying to get elected. >> people want their stuff. they want their stuff and they don't want to pay for it. >> let's look at some of the things with the safety net. 26% are using medicaid. 15% on food stamps, 8% are using something called the food aid for women, infants and children. 4% housing assistance and 2% receive aid to needy families. other safety nets, not
the big choice remains beyond the fiscal cliff. >> fiscal cliff holding back hiring, keeping the unemployment rate higher than it should be. >> a real difference between talking about the potential economic effect of the fiscal cliff in dealing with our debt and deficit problem, two different conversations. agree with something ben said, cannot balance the federal budget and cannot cut it based upon the discretionary budget at all. you have to address the fat where the fat is. how...
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fiscal cliff fiscal cliff fiscal cliff if you completely fell off the mainstream news clip this week here's what you might have missed can you hear me now no more reindeer games in washington president obama and house speaker john boehner finally on speaking terms but the question is are they speaking each other's language when it comes to the fiscal cliff falling off the fiscal cliff into freefall is there a soft landing or not would it be the end of the world if washington failed to reach a deal to stop the more than half a billion dollars in spending cuts and tax increases from going into effect my next guest says the fiscal cliff is simply y2k fair all over again which amounted to nothing as i recall i agree we're not going to go over the cliff will hug him you know new year's eve he will be out of the work. so basically lots of speculation and very little substance but i can't say i'm not surprised particular day when i look at the recent rhetoric from this do nothing congress take us for example armed services committee just describe the looming defense cuts as quote an unaccep
fiscal cliff fiscal cliff fiscal cliff if you completely fell off the mainstream news clip this week here's what you might have missed can you hear me now no more reindeer games in washington president obama and house speaker john boehner finally on speaking terms but the question is are they speaking each other's language when it comes to the fiscal cliff falling off the fiscal cliff into freefall is there a soft landing or not would it be the end of the world if washington failed to reach a...
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you have washington elite chanting fiscal cliff, fiscal cliff, hoping to convince republicans to do something stupid because the alternative would be going off the fiscal cliff. it is and of people, the very people trying to bully us now. all you have to say is let's break it into 12, 15 foothills, no cliffs. now one by one, solve each of the smaller problem we get to some solutions. you don't have to panic over this i want to confess something. what i outlined for you, i copied from tip o'neil. when he was faced with ronald reagan in 1981, he knew he couldn't beat him in head-to-head negotiating but thought he could preserve the democratic party and welfare state in a long battle of attrition. o'neil who had a ran senate, republican president, used the power of house over and over again to slow the momentum. i think republicans got to understand they are not going to get any good deal from barack obama. he has contempt for them. he shows that on a regular basis. he's a hard-line left winger. they've got to think through the american people have chosen him he's going to be our presi
you have washington elite chanting fiscal cliff, fiscal cliff, hoping to convince republicans to do something stupid because the alternative would be going off the fiscal cliff. it is and of people, the very people trying to bully us now. all you have to say is let's break it into 12, 15 foothills, no cliffs. now one by one, solve each of the smaller problem we get to some solutions. you don't have to panic over this i want to confess something. what i outlined for you, i copied from tip...
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this country moves closer to the fiscal cliff watch out the fiscal cliff is fast approaching the fiscal cliff looming the fiscal cliff it's looming scorched earth partisan politics could push america over of this cool cliff. all right we get it now even ben bernanke the fed with all of his tools the fed can't compensate for this fiasco. is a fiscal cliff is an address as i as i've said i don't think our tools are strong enough to offset the effects of major fiscal shock. so we have to think about what to do in that in that contingency. well we just hope that dr bernanke keeps thinking because we think he and his cohorts have done enough with their tools already so if they won't try to offset the impact then that's fantastic in our view but what exactly is entailed in the fiscal cliff anyway well here is a very simple definition except expiration of the bush era tax cuts as well as numerous other temporary tax cuts credits and deductions and acted by obama and this is coupled with major cuts in spending now this will hit in january of two thousand and thirteen and according to some it co
this country moves closer to the fiscal cliff watch out the fiscal cliff is fast approaching the fiscal cliff looming the fiscal cliff it's looming scorched earth partisan politics could push america over of this cool cliff. all right we get it now even ben bernanke the fed with all of his tools the fed can't compensate for this fiasco. is a fiscal cliff is an address as i as i've said i don't think our tools are strong enough to offset the effects of major fiscal shock. so we have to think...
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and they get together, and they chant fiscal cliff, fiscal cliff, fiscal cliff. and if you're an intelligence politician and you walk out to do a press conference and you say what i just said to you -- which is the fiscal cliff is a fantasy, it is an excuse to panic, it's a device to get all of us running down the road so we accept whatever obama wants because otherwise we have failed the fiscal cliff, and how can you be a patriot if you don't do what the fiscal cliff requires? and the fiscal cliff will tell us one afternoon much like the land of oz where there will be this person hiding behind the machine who will say raise taxes now. and if you don't raise taxes now, you'll have violated the fiscal cliff. now, do any of you want to be the person who stands up and destroys america by violating the fiscal cliff? do you want to explain that you are so out of touch of life that you don't care america's going to die late on thursday? [laughter] it's all right if that's the kind of person you are, because we just need to know it now because we're never going to sched
and they get together, and they chant fiscal cliff, fiscal cliff, fiscal cliff. and if you're an intelligence politician and you walk out to do a press conference and you say what i just said to you -- which is the fiscal cliff is a fantasy, it is an excuse to panic, it's a device to get all of us running down the road so we accept whatever obama wants because otherwise we have failed the fiscal cliff, and how can you be a patriot if you don't do what the fiscal cliff requires? and the fiscal...
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the fiscal cliff, doom and gloom headlines. boehner is saying okay, president obama, you want to talk about the fiscal cliff. go first. we're waiting. what do you want to cut? i think that the conventional wisdom in washington among democrats and republicans is the president need to embrace simpson bowles. a great starting point. it allows him to not come out and put cuts on table, which i don't think he wants to do. i think some democrats, too, come out, like schumer and said i don't want you raising taxes on people under $1 million. we know it hurts his constituency. the they said raising taxes in a recession or down economy is not the good thing to do a year ago, it's not good to do now either. >> dana: bob, if you are in a position of leadership at the white house, do you think it's smart for president obama to lay out a plan like simpson-bowles or call it something else if he wants to and because he knows he can't get a tax increase at the level he is talking about through the house and maybe not even the senate, shouldn't
the fiscal cliff, doom and gloom headlines. boehner is saying okay, president obama, you want to talk about the fiscal cliff. go first. we're waiting. what do you want to cut? i think that the conventional wisdom in washington among democrats and republicans is the president need to embrace simpson bowles. a great starting point. it allows him to not come out and put cuts on table, which i don't think he wants to do. i think some democrats, too, come out, like schumer and said i don't want you...
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falls over the fiscal cliff. that fiscal cliff is a combination of tax increases and budget cuts that will hit at the beginning of next year unless of course congress does its job and fixes it. some of the cuts to education programs would hurt at-risk students. pell grants are safe at least for next year, but most other financial aid programs face a 8.8% cut. other programs would be cut as well, that means less money to support smaller class rooms, after school programs. programs that support research would also be scaled back. the rest of the world is moving forward. u.s. college graduate rates are among the highest in the world, but the organization for economic development said the world is catching up quickly and may surpass the u.s. the u.s. ranked 22nd out of 27 countries, and just 27% of students in the u.s. with parents who didn't graduate from high school will go on to attend college. that's worse than any other country except new zealand and canada. we're cover lg of the issues important to you this wee
falls over the fiscal cliff. that fiscal cliff is a combination of tax increases and budget cuts that will hit at the beginning of next year unless of course congress does its job and fixes it. some of the cuts to education programs would hurt at-risk students. pell grants are safe at least for next year, but most other financial aid programs face a 8.8% cut. other programs would be cut as well, that means less money to support smaller class rooms, after school programs. programs that support...
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you have the fiscal cliff. what democrats want to do really -- what they want to do is use this moment with maximal pressure to force through a deal on taxes that allows the 250,000 and above grateful backup to the clinton rate and then push through a long-term extension for everything under that. now, you also have the sequestration cuts for programs and kick it forward six months and try to make it part of his bigger broader plan. gerri: republicans want to do is fix some of these loopholes that make the tax code so popular as far as does lycos. >> you get more revenue because you are simplifying the code. the economy gets a boost, but maybe you cannot deductions for upper income folks. maybe they do end up paying a little bit more. the president still makes me sound t like he is talking about race -- rates. gerri: if he wants to raise taxes, so be it, it will put us into a recession. and they're willing to go along with the administration pay the price for do you think that's the right interpretation of what
you have the fiscal cliff. what democrats want to do really -- what they want to do is use this moment with maximal pressure to force through a deal on taxes that allows the 250,000 and above grateful backup to the clinton rate and then push through a long-term extension for everything under that. now, you also have the sequestration cuts for programs and kick it forward six months and try to make it part of his bigger broader plan. gerri: republicans want to do is fix some of these loopholes...
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>> fiscal cliff. fiscal cliff. you think that's funny? fiscal cliff. debt ceiling. ybe new buildings? what about updated equipment? they can help, but recent research shows... ... nothing transforms schools like investing in advanced teacher education. let's build a strong foundation. let's invest in our teachers so they can inspire our students. let's solve this. now's a good time to think about your options. are you looking for a plan that really meets your needs? and your budget? as you probably know, medicare only covers about 80% of your part b medical expenses. the rest is up to you. so consider an aarp medicare supplement insurance plan, insured by unitedhealthcare insurance company. like all standardized medicare supplement plans, they pick up some of what medicare doesn't pay. and could save you in out-of-pocket medical costs every year. call today to request a free decision guide. with this type of plan, you'll be able to visit any doctor or hospital that accepts medicare patients... plus, there are no networks, and you'll never need a referr
>> fiscal cliff. fiscal cliff. you think that's funny? fiscal cliff. debt ceiling. ybe new buildings? what about updated equipment? they can help, but recent research shows... ... nothing transforms schools like investing in advanced teacher education. let's build a strong foundation. let's invest in our teachers so they can inspire our students. let's solve this. now's a good time to think about your options. are you looking for a plan that really meets your needs? and your budget? as...
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at least the lou: fiscal cliff, fiscal cliff. you think we will be able to get a solution, these things, the president will stand up and leave in the two partiesill come together, embrace higher taxes and less spending? >> yes, i do. i really beliive in this country. labeling the country the brightest spot in the world two weeks ago. something has to be done, this is his moment to leave. >> i hope you are right. lou: do you agree or just hoping? >> i am in the hoping cegory. i have not seen any indication in that, any indication of embracing. neil: saying republicans ought to go along with the taxes for a few millionaires and take obama's offer. just talking with friend and our cocolleague fred barnes yesterd. i have not heard the offer from the obama administration, have you? >> no, but you don'bet against yourself. it is up to the president to lead, he has a do over now. there is a lot of doubt out there. it is up to president bush's offer on the table. if he acts in good faith the republicans have returned the good faith. the
at least the lou: fiscal cliff, fiscal cliff. you think we will be able to get a solution, these things, the president will stand up and leave in the two partiesill come together, embrace higher taxes and less spending? >> yes, i do. i really beliive in this country. labeling the country the brightest spot in the world two weeks ago. something has to be done, this is his moment to leave. >> i hope you are right. lou: do you agree or just hoping? >> i am in the hoping cegory. i...
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cliff. -- fiscal cliff. instead he is taking his pitch to the public. >> reporter: instead of negotiating directly with republicans, president barack obama's schedule is focused on a more public outreach. they ask for public feedback and the obama campaign is more detailed about the president's plan to avid the visibility -- avoid the fiscal cliff. he met with small business owners and he meets with ceos and in middle-class families today and he takes his message on the road friday and republicans say, enough campaigning. >> it seems our friends on the other side are having difficulty turning off the campaign, we need sit down and work this matter out. >> reporter: they have a my 2k retch reference to -- reference to the 2,200 dollars tax increase that middle-class americans would see if the bush era taxes are not extended. ktvu channel 2 morning news allison burns. >>> time now 6:16, well the florida socialite involving general david petraeus is now speaking out. jill kelley hired a well-known lawyer in was
cliff. -- fiscal cliff. instead he is taking his pitch to the public. >> reporter: instead of negotiating directly with republicans, president barack obama's schedule is focused on a more public outreach. they ask for public feedback and the obama campaign is more detailed about the president's plan to avid the visibility -- avoid the fiscal cliff. he met with small business owners and he meets with ceos and in middle-class families today and he takes his message on the road friday and...
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cliff the fiscal cliff the fiscal cliff it's just a little i'm hearing it out on the street is that we're going to talk to colonel doug of the grader who's been just published this new op ed in time magazine about you know what what what is cutting through all the rhetoric how can we cut defense while still maintaining our national security so we'll talk about that we're also to talk about opinion yet though the protests in mexico there's already been one failed tell the massive rests detention and all the aggression coming from the mexican riot police and also why what is it all about and how this total of these of the national media play into those role there aside from the talk about drones drones drones are to his favorite subject in all the new killer toys for obama's wish list coming up this christmas and all the new updates on the man a man right out of you thanks for that update that's coming up all in a half hour but that is going to do it for the news but check out our you tube channel you tube dot com slash our team america our website our teeth dot com slash us a follow
cliff the fiscal cliff the fiscal cliff it's just a little i'm hearing it out on the street is that we're going to talk to colonel doug of the grader who's been just published this new op ed in time magazine about you know what what what is cutting through all the rhetoric how can we cut defense while still maintaining our national security so we'll talk about that we're also to talk about opinion yet though the protests in mexico there's already been one failed tell the massive rests detention...
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so what is the fiscal cliff? the fiscal cliff is the check. it's the tab after the buffet of all that spending. so the irony is everyone in the beltway thinks it's so terrible we are going over the fiscal cliff because it's so irresponsible. well, ironically it's the opposite. the whole point of the fiscal cliff is when the fiscal cliff is cleared and we jump over it, we are getting rid of all the accounting game mix, the temporary stings of things that allow congress to pretend it's being fiscally responsible when it's not. what's going to happen? a lot of taxes will go up but taxes will go up on everybody, not injure the guy around the tree that's paying for everything but everyone will have to pay. and then folks will realize the government we are voting for costs us money too. >> that's the thing. if we don't go over the cliff and they don't reach a compromise, what will happen? they can't afford to keep spending like this. won't spending have to go down by virtue after compromise not being reached? spending will go down a little bit becau
so what is the fiscal cliff? the fiscal cliff is the check. it's the tab after the buffet of all that spending. so the irony is everyone in the beltway thinks it's so terrible we are going over the fiscal cliff because it's so irresponsible. well, ironically it's the opposite. the whole point of the fiscal cliff is when the fiscal cliff is cleared and we jump over it, we are getting rid of all the accounting game mix, the temporary stings of things that allow congress to pretend it's being...
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fiscal cliff. fiscal austerity is expected to increase. the finance chiefs cautioned extreme belt tightening could trigger a further slowdown. they point to the failure so far for debt covering bonds. they have decided to present reliable reconstruction plans for 2016 and beyond. called for growth strategies along with fiscal reform. they urge nations in fiscal good standing to step up to stimulate growth. now, it's not only the financial leaders who are worried about the slowdown. yuko fukushima joins us from the desk. how are investors feeling these days? >> good morning. understandably many of them are nervous. and they're hoping to get some clues from the u.s. presidential election. this is because investors on wall street are also feeling the downside risks of the economy. especially with the so-called fiscal cliff. right now they're staying on the sidelines through the election. new york markets ended slightly higher. the dow jones up by .15% and closed at 13,112. we'll have to see how stocks here in japan are trading this tuesday mo
fiscal cliff. fiscal austerity is expected to increase. the finance chiefs cautioned extreme belt tightening could trigger a further slowdown. they point to the failure so far for debt covering bonds. they have decided to present reliable reconstruction plans for 2016 and beyond. called for growth strategies along with fiscal reform. they urge nations in fiscal good standing to step up to stimulate growth. now, it's not only the financial leaders who are worried about the slowdown. yuko...
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my hope is that we can get rid of the drama are run on the fiscal cliff. -- are around the fiscal cliff. that we can extend this bridge for another year and move this taxte -- this debate over t reform [indiscernible] >> i want to stick with this for a moment. ii understand the argument is fr revenue growth, but how strong will the "no new tax" revenue [indiscernible] >> i want toposition be within e republican caucus? >> very strong. if the president is reelected to a second term, that will have an effect. if he is not reelected, then january 21 will the operation day. he has demonstrated, shall we say, a great deal of flexibility when the time has come down to it. republican caucus? there are clear signals coming from both sides the idea that president obama would side -- would sign an extension of the current rate for another year in my opinion is no more likely true that untrue. >> we do not want to raise taxes. but as pete pointed out, the issue is to extend a tax cut or not. for some americans. in order to meet our obligations and make sure we can reduce the deficit. that is somet
my hope is that we can get rid of the drama are run on the fiscal cliff. -- are around the fiscal cliff. that we can extend this bridge for another year and move this taxte -- this debate over t reform [indiscernible] >> i want to stick with this for a moment. ii understand the argument is fr revenue growth, but how strong will the "no new tax" revenue [indiscernible] >> i want toposition be within e republican caucus? >> very strong. if the president is reelected to...
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. >> to avoid the fiscal cliff -- >> if we go over the fiscal cliff -- >> try to avert the fiscal cliff. >> the clock ticks down to the so-called fiscal cliff. >> closer than ever going over the fiscal cliff. >> the fiscal cliff negotiations are going no where. >> president obama may not have gotten a fiscal cliff deal, but keeping up the media pressure this sunday morning with an interview op"meet the press." we'll take a look. >>> from the david petraeus scandal to the trayvon martin tragedy. the media's performance in 2012, we'll have a report card. i'm howard kurtz and this is "reliable sources." >>> it was a striking moment when david gregory brandished that high ammunition magazine last sunday so much so we played it on this program. but that braumpted a d.c. police whether he violated the city's gun laws, one controversy that they fuind under assault. and eric who blogs about the media for "washington post." simple question, eric, should david gregory be prosecuted? >> well, i think he should be investigated. i'll leave that up to the prosecutors. but i definitely do believe unli
. >> to avoid the fiscal cliff -- >> if we go over the fiscal cliff -- >> try to avert the fiscal cliff. >> the clock ticks down to the so-called fiscal cliff. >> closer than ever going over the fiscal cliff. >> the fiscal cliff negotiations are going no where. >> president obama may not have gotten a fiscal cliff deal, but keeping up the media pressure this sunday morning with an interview op"meet the press." we'll take a look. >>>...
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debate about the so-called fiscal cliff fiscal cliff is really a fraud it's a it's a term invented by helicopter ben bernanke of the federal reserve so not a good thing it's designed to stampede people here's the main idea you don't need to have genocidal austerity by cutting social security medicare medicaid unemployment benefits food stamps in particular there's one huge flow of wealth that has not ever been taxed in recent years it's called wall street if you look at the main zombie banks and wall street wells fargo bank of america citi bank goldman sachs they generally pay zero federal corporate income taxes that's one side they pay nothing over a period of ten years they might pay one and two percent at most but the other thing is the turnover in other words they're buying and selling their trading they're doing flash trading high frequency trading they're doing a million trades per second on one computer and they have many computers there's no sales tax on any of that the average person to buy a pair of shoes or some clothing or some electronics you're going to pay sales tax in
debate about the so-called fiscal cliff fiscal cliff is really a fraud it's a it's a term invented by helicopter ben bernanke of the federal reserve so not a good thing it's designed to stampede people here's the main idea you don't need to have genocidal austerity by cutting social security medicare medicaid unemployment benefits food stamps in particular there's one huge flow of wealth that has not ever been taxed in recent years it's called wall street if you look at the main zombie banks...